Green Building Initiatives

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Green Building Initiatives

• Lecture 6B
• BCN 6585

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Ecological Footprint of Construction

• Buildings General
• 30 of U.S. energy
• 40 of materials
• Store 90 of all extracted materials
• 135 million tons of CD waste annually
• Land, water, and air emissions
• Lighting 20 of U.S. electrical energy
• Appliances 30-50 electrical energy

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Green Buildings as a Response

• Buildings and associated travel dominate the
  Ecological Footprints in most countries
• Green Buildings emphasizes
• Significant reductions in energy consumption
  renewable energy resources
• Water rainwater harvesting, reuse, recycling
• Reuse and recycling of materials renewable
  resources
• Land reuse of greyfields brownfields smart
  development excellence in planning
• Excellent indoor air quality

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Greening Movement in Construction

• The US Green Building Council (USGBC)is a major
  US force in greening the built environment
• NAHB local chapters engaging in green building in
  cooperation with local governments
• Numerous Federal Government initiatives
• New Urbanism or Traditional Neighborhood
  Development is rapidly increasing in influence
• Transformation in materials industries supporting
  construction (Interface, Collins Pine, Ytong,
  Collins-Aikman, Milliken)

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US Green Home Builder Programs
www.nahbrc.org
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The USGBC

• A non-profit promoting green building in the U.S.
• Members product manufacturers, academia,
  designers, local government, federal government
• Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
  (LEED) building assessment standard
• http//www.usgbc.org

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Federal Government Initiatives

• Greening the White House
• Greening the Pentagon
• The National Parks Service
• The Department of Defense
• Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence
• Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)
• The U.S. Post Office
• The Federal Energy Management Program
• The Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
  Network (EREN)

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De Montefort University
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ING Bank, Amsterdam
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The Gerling Insurance Building
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The Lewis Center, Oberlin College
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The USPS 8th Avenue Post Office, Ft. Worth,Texas
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Barksdale AFB Fitness Center
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Earth-Coupled Buildings
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Construction Ecology and Metabolism

• Ecology and Industrial Ecology as the basis for
  sustainable construction or green building
• Interface buildings with nature and model based
  on nature make buildings part of the geological
  landscape
• Design buildings that are deconstructable with
  components that are reusable and ultimately
  recyclable
• Make buildings adaptable, flexible for multiple
  uses
• Revise designs to account for global
  environmental problems global warming, ozone
  depletion
• Integrate industrial and construction activities
  with ecosystem functions to sustain or increase
  the resilience of society and nature
• Keep materials in productive use, implies keeping
  buildings in productive use
• Use only renewable, biodegradable materials or
  their industrial equivalents such as recyclable
  industrial materials

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Deconstruction
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Summer House _at_ KBG sustainable construction
demonstration
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Conclusions

• Green building is a new but dynamic and rapidly
  growing movement worldwide
• Several key initiatives are driving the U.S.
  version of this movement
• Construction Ecology and Metabolism is an effort
  to better connect the green building movement to
  its natural system roots